Aletris Farinosa alet.

Boger's Synoptic Key — Materia Medica

C. M. Boger · Boger's Synoptic Key — Materia Medica · A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica, 1915 — the Materia Medica half

Region

Female organs (R). Blood.

Worse

Loss of fluids.

Better

Passing flatus. Bending backward.

General

Debility. Always tired. Heaviness of parts. Uterine reflexes. Hæmorrhage. Anæmia.

Particulars

Frothy saliva. Abdominal colic. Terrible pain during stool. Constipation. Early, profuse menses. Tendency to abortion.

Related

Related: Chin. Helo. Tril.

Key-Notes to the Materia Medica

Henry N. Guernsey · Key-Notes to the Materia Medica · homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML text (Guernsey d. 1885; public domain)

General

The curative range of this remedy crops out in the female sexual organs; more particularly when there is nervous debility from protracted illness or defective nutrition.

Stomach

The least food causes distress, fainting spells with vertigo, disgust for food, constipation. Obstinate vomiting during pregnancy. Flatulent colic in weak, emaciated persons.

Sexual

Female: Premature, profuse menses, with labor-like pains. Menorrhagia, profuse, black blood and coagula, fulness and weight in uterine region. Leucorrhœa, in debility, as above. Sterility; the above weakness as an apparent cause. Prolapsus, from same cause, other symptoms agreeing. Habitual tendency to abortion, sensation of weight in uterine region, tendency to prolapsus. Myalgic pains during pregnancy.

Homœopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition

Common name

Stargrass

General

An anæmic, relaxed condition, especially of the female organism, is portrayed by this remedy. The patient is tired all the time, and suffers from prolapsus, leucorrhœa, rectal distress, etc. Marked anæmia. Chlorotic girls and pregnant women.

Mind

Power and energy weakened. Confused feelings. Cannot concentrate mind. Fainting, with vertigo.

Mouth

Much frothy saliva.

Stomach

Disgust for food. Least food causes distress. Fainting spells, with vertigo. Vomiting during pregnancy. Nervous dyspepsia. Flatulent colic.

Rectum

Loads up with feces-paretic condition. Stool large, hard, difficult, great pain.

Female

Premature and profuse menses, with labor-like pains (Bell; Cham; Kali c; Plat). Retarded and scanty flow (Senecio). Uterus seems heavy. Prolapse, with pain in right inguinal region. Leucorrhœa due to weakness and anæmia. Habitual tendency to abortion. Muscular pains during pregnancy.

Relationship

Compare: Helonias; Hydrastis; Tanacet; China.

Dose

Tincture to third potency.

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1st edition (1900-02, three volumes); homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML digitization

General

Star Grass Blazing Grass. Colic Root. Unicorn Root. (United States.) N. O. Hæmodoraceæ. Tincture of root.

Clinical

Abortion. Anæmia. Colic. Constipation. Convulsions. Debility. Dysmenorrhœa. Dysuria. Endometritis. Fever. Hæmorrhoids. Hysteric colic. Indigestion. Leucorrhœa. Menorrhagia. Myalgia. Pregnancy, vomiting of. Sterility. Uterus, pain in; prolapse of.

Characteristics

Alet. far . is said to be the most bitter of all plants. It is characterised by weariness of body and mind. Want of appetite, especially in connection with Uterine disorders. The least food distends the stomach. There are fainting attacks with vertigo. Emaciation is marked in some cases. Disgust for food, nausea; constipation. Obstinate vomiting of pregnancy. Many symptoms appear in the uterine sphere: uterine atony, menses profuse and premature with labour-like pains or amenorrhœa, debility, from loss of fluids, protracted illness. Menorrhagia, black clots, fulness and weight. Leucorrhœa, with debility. Sterility. Habitual tendency to abortion. Sensation of weight in uterine region and tendency to prolapse. Sensation of weight in occiput as if it would draw the head back. It is most suited for chlorotic girls and pregnant women. Weak, emaciated people.

Relations

Compare: Helonias dioica ("False" Unicorn, not to be confounded with Alet. f.), Chin., Hydrast., Sabin., Senec., Puls., Caulo.; Dioscor. (colic < bending forward); Caust., Puls., Fer., (discharge of urine during cough); Alumina (constipation; grasps the seat tightly, despairs of having a stool. During stool terrible pains as if a passage were being forced, Al. f.).

Mind

Weariness of body and mind.

Head

Vertigo, with sleepiness, vomiting, purging; even stupefaction. ─ As if head in a vice. ─ Weight in occiput; as if it would draw the head backward.

Eyes

Eyes feel sore and look dim.

Ears

Ears feel as if open through from one to the other. ─ Deaf in l. ear with stuffed feeling.

Appetite

Appetite lost; with weakness.

Stomach

Least food distresses the stomach; fainting attacks with vertigo; sleepy, emaciated; disgust for food, nausea; obstinate indigestion. ─ Vomiting during pregnancy. ─ Eructations of food in evening with burning in throat. ─ All-gone feeling in morning on rising, > by eating. ─ Nausea is > by coffee; is > by dinner, but returns with gagging at sight or thought of grease. ─ Nausea, with pressure in forehead.

Abdomen

Cramps. ─ Griping. ─ Pain all through abdomen, settling into lower part, > passing flatus and scanty diarrhœic stool; pain < bending forward, > bending backward, then the pain increased and it seemed as if all the insides had settled into lower abdomen and were cut with knives; > scanty diarrhœic stool. ─ Aching in hypogastrium and across back of hips. ─ Hysteric colic.

Stool and Anus

Scanty diarrhœic stool; tenesmus during and after stool, with feeling as if lower part of rectum closed. ─ Fearful pains in rectum and anus, during a movement terrible pain as if forcing a passage. ─ Inveturate constipation as from rectal atony. ─ Frequent ineffectual urgings. ─ Stool: loose, painful, offensive, frequent; thin with hard lumps in it; hard, delayed, small, scanty, difficult. ─ Hæmorrhoids.

Urinary Organs

Micturition rare. ─ Incontinence, < walking fast or sneezing. ─ Urine scanty, phosphatic.

Female Sexual Organs

Premature profuse menses with labour-like pains. ─ Amenorrhœa or delayed menses from atony; weariness of mind and body; abdomen distended, bearing-down. ─ Menses too soon with colic, light-coloured. ─ Menorrhagia, profuse, black with coagula; fulness and weight. ─ Leucorrhœa, white stringy. ─ Prolapsus. ─ Sterility. ─ Habitual tendency to abort; sensation of weight in uterine region; tendency to prolapse. ─ Myalgic pains like "false pains.". ─ Before menses: cough.

Respiratory Organs

Raises a good deal of froth, feels as if wanted to cough and couldn't. ─ Tickling, short, dry, hard cough on waking, becoming spasmodic, < by talking; = discharge of urine. ─ Later, cough incessant, like whooping-cough; loses breath; cyanotic; > suddenly on occurrence of menses eight days too soon.

Chest

Pain in l. breast as if a knife ran into it. ─ Pain in l. breast, then extending through into back to l. of lower part of r. scapula. ─ Pulse irregular and intermittent.

Neck and Back

Pain in centre of nape, running into l. shoulder; then pain in nape moved up to occiput, and remained there all evening. ─ Sharp pain from point of l. scapula through to l. breast. ─ Sensation as if back would break just above waist; afterwards same pain higher up. ─ Backache with dragging in sacral regions, and string, colourless leucorrhœa, beginning when walking.

Limbs

Sharp pain in r. shoulder joint, streaked down arm, then into l. chest, settling above nipple. ─ Knees painful sitting. ─ R. leg feels paralysed below knee, numb, could not bear weight on it.

Skin

Itching papillary eruption across chest and back, < by scratching, > by rubbing.

Sleep

Restless fore part of night.

Fever

Chilly, face flushed. ─ Limbs cold, head and face hot and flushed.

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

Constantine Hering · The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica · 1879–91

General

Star Grass. Hæmadoraceæ.
The most bitter plant ; much more so than Aloes, Gentian or Quassia. (-BIGELOW.)

Mind

Weariness of body and mind.

Sensorium

Vertigo, sleepiness, vomiting and purging ; even stupefaction.
Dizzy when stooping.

Sight and eyes

Eyes feel sore and look dim.

Inner mouth

Spits a good deal and raises froth.

Appetite, thirst. desires, aversions

Want of appetite with weakness.
Want of appetite. θ Prolapsus uteri.

Eating and drinking

Least food distresses stomach ; fainting attacks with vertigo ; sleepy, emaciated ; disgust for food, nausea ; obstinate indigestion ; constipation ; debility.
Indigestion. θ Prolapsus uteri.

Hiccough, belching, nausea and vomiting

Obstinate vomiting during pregnancy.

Abdomen and loins

Flatulent colic in weak, emaciated persons.
(OBS :) Hysteric colic.

Stools and rectum

Fearful pains in rectum and anus ; during a movement terrible pains as if forcing a passage.

Female sexual organs

Premature, profuse menses, with labor-like pains.
Amenorrhœa or delayed menses, from uterine or ovarian atony ; weariness of mind and body ; abdomen distended, bearing down ; lassitude.
Prolapsus from muscular atony.
Menorrhagia from a congested state of uterus and ovaries ; profuse black blood and coagula ; fulness and weight in uterine region.
Leucorrhœa from loss of fluids or defective nutrition ; debility from protracted illness.
Leucorrhœa. θ Prolapsus uteri.
Menses too early and too profuse. θ Prolapsus uteri.
Sterility from uterine atony.

Pregnancy. parturition. lactation

Habitual tendency to abortion, sensation of weight in uterine region, and tendency to prolapsus.
Myalgic pains, simulating "false pains," during pregnancy.

Cough

Raises a great deal of froth ; feels as if wanting to cough, but cannot.

Rest. position. motion

Stooping : causes dizziness ; has a great sense of weakness.

Nerves

Debility, especially of females, from protracted illness or defective nutrition ; no organic disease.
Great debility. θ Prolapsus uteri.
Debility after diphtheria.
(OBS :) Fits.
(OBS :) Epilepsy with young persons.

Fever

(OBS :) In many fevers.

Sensations

Pain in rectum as if forcing a passage.
Fearful pains : in rectum and anus.
Myalgic pains : during pregnancy.
Soreness : of eyes.
Fulness : in uterine region.
Weight : in uterine region.

Tissues

(OBS :) Chronic rheumatism.
(OBS :) Dropsy.

Stage of life, constitution

Most suitable for chlorotic girls and pregnant women.
Weak, emaciated people.

Relations

Similar to Helon., Cinchon., Hydrast., Sabin., Senec., Pulsat . and Cauloph .
In collecting the root not to be mistaken for Helon. dioic .